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     Laura Alfreda Fraser was born in 1987. She is the daughter of Hon. Andrew Roy Matthew Fraser and Lady Charlotte Anne Greville.

     Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick was born on 10 September 1882 at 16 Grosvenor Square, London, England.¹ He was the son of Francis Richard Charles Guy Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick and Frances Evelyn Maynard.¹ He was baptised on 19 October 1882 at Chapel Royal, St. James's, London, England, with HRH Prince Leopold of Great Britain and Ireland as his sponsor.¹ He married Elfrida Marjorie Eden, daughter of Sir William Eden, 5th/7th Bt. and Sybil Frances Grey, on 29 April 1909 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England.⁴ He died on 31 January 1928 at age 45.⁵
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was styled as Lord Brooke between 1893 and 1924.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1901.⁴ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on 3 November 1900 in the service of the 1st Life Guards.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to Lord Milner between 1901 and 1902 at South Africa.⁴ He was a Reuters correspondant during the Russo-Japanese War between 1904 and 1905.⁴ He was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1905.⁴ He was Aide-de-Camp to the Inspector-General of the Forces in 1907.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl Brooke of Warwick Castle [G.B., 1746] on 15 January 1924.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Warwick [G.B., 1759] on 15 January 1924.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 13th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court, co. Warwick [E., 1621] on 15 January 1924.⁵

     Elfrida Marjorie Eden was born on 5 June 1887.¹ She was the daughter of Sir William Eden, 5th/7th Bt. and Sybil Frances Grey.¹ She married Leopold Guy Francis Maynard Greville, 6th Earl of Warwick, son of Francis Richard Charles Guy Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick and Frances Evelyn Maynard, on 29 April 1909 at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, England.¹ She died on 10 February 1943 at age 55.²
      Her married name became Greville. She was invested as a Dame of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (D.G.St.J.).³ As a result of her marriage, Elfrida Marjorie Eden was styled as Countess of Warwick on 15 January 1924. She held the office of Mayor of Warwick between 1929 and 1930.³ She held the office of Mayor of Warwick in 1931.³

     Reverend George Raymond Portal was born on 28 February 1827.¹ He was the son of John Portal and Elizabeth Drummond. He married Helen Mary Charlotte Solesby, daughter of unknown Solesby, on 26 December 1860.¹ He died on 3 April 1889 at age 62.¹
     He was the Rector at Burghclere, Berkshire, England. He held the office of Canon of Winchester.

     P/O. William M. L. Fiske III was the son of William M. L. Fiske II.¹ He married Rose Bingham, daughter of Lieutenant David Cecil Bingham and Lady Rosabelle Millicent St. Clair-Erskine, on 8 September 1938.¹ He died on 17 August 1940, from injuries received in action.¹
     He fought in the Second World War.¹

     William M. L. Fiske II lived at New York, U.S.A..¹

     Lt.-Col. Sir John Charles Arthur Digby Lawson, 3rd Bt. was born on 24 October 1912.² He was the son of Sir Digby Lawson, 2nd Bt. and Iris Mary Fitzgerald.³ He married, firstly, Rose Bingham, daughter of Lieutenant David Cecil Bingham and Lady Rosabelle Millicent St. Clair-Erskine, on 17 March 1945.¹ He and Rose Bingham were divorced in 1950.¹ He married, secondly, Tresilla Ann Elinor Buller-Leyborne-Popham, daughter of Eric Tremayne Buller-Leyborne-Popham, on 22 December 1954. He died on 19 November 2001 at age 89.²
     He was commnd 11th , served Palestine 1936–37, Transjordan Frontier Force 1938, W Desert 1940–43 (despatches twice), Armoured Advsr to General Patton N Africa 1943, Staff College 1943, US Marines Staff College 1944, Special Liaison Officer to General Mon Hus 1933.² He was educated Stowe and RMC Sandhurst.² De Pret-Roose.² He gained the title of 3rd Baronet Lawson, of Weetwood Grange. He was Military Cross (M.C.) in 1940.² He was Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1943.² He was chairman Fairbairn Lawson Ltd, Leeds, and all subsidiary cos , memb cncl Leeds U 1972–79 in 1968.²

     Sir Digby Lawson, 2nd Bt. was born on 3 September 1880.² He was the son of Sir Arthur Tredgold Lawson, 1st Bt. and Louise Frederica Edith Auguste O'Brien.³ He married Iris Mary Fitzgerald, daughter of Hon. Eustace Robert Southwell FitzGerald and Maude Louisa Barrington, on 8 December 1909.² He and Iris Mary Fitzgerald were divorced in 1920.⁴ He married Hon. Victoria Frances Maud Baillie, daughter of Colonel James Evan Bruce Baillie of Dochfour and Nellie Lisa Bass, Baroness Burton of Burton-on-Trent and of Rangemore, on 2 November 1922.¹ He married Ruth Mary Gimson, daughter of Thomas Wallis Gimson, on 20 February 1933.⁵ He died on 9 February 1959 at age 78.⁵
     He was Territorial Decoration (T.D.).² He was Justice of the Peace (J.P.) (Somerset).² Dir: Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd, of Leeds and Belfast, and Urquhart Lindsay and Robertson Orchar Ltd, of Dundee.² He gained the title of 2nd Baronet Lawson, of Westwood Grange. He graduated in 1902 with a Winchester and Trin Hall Cambridge Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) ).² He was Captain 19th Hus, Major Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry (TAR), WW I (despatches), Pres Summary Courts BAOR in 1919.²

     Tresilla Ann Elinor Buller-Leyborne-Popham is the daughter of Eric Tremayne Buller-Leyborne-Popham. She married, firstly, Count John Garland de Pret Roose, son of Count Jacques de Pret Roose and Elizabeth Garland, on 2 December 1948.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Sir John Charles Arthur Digby Lawson, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Digby Lawson, 2nd Bt. and Iris Mary Fitzgerald, on 22 December 1954.
      From 2 December 1948, her married name became de Pret Roose.¹ Her married name became Lawson.

     Arthur Tremayne Buller was born on 19 March 1850 at Crediton, Devon, England.^1,2 He is the son of James Wentworth Buller and Charlotte Juliana Jane Howard-Molyneux-Howard.³ He married Elinor Louisa Leyborne-Popham, daughter of Francis Leyborne-Popham and Elizabeth Block, in 1891 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.² He died on 28 January 1917 at age 66.¹